Translation in to english of Hindu Prayers written in Sanskrit, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi by P.R.Ramachander

Sunday, December 19, 2010

Venkatesa ashtakam

Venkatesha astakam(The octet on Venkatesha)

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

(I got this great prayer from the web site www.karthikraman.dyndns.org/stotrasamhita/Venkatesha_Ashtakam.This also has been given in the web site www.prapathi.com as Venkatesa sthothram from Brahmanda Purana.)

He is one who punishes bad people , one with a lotus on his belly, One who lives in the Venkata mountain, He is the creator , Lord of the universe, Lord of knowledge and one who is dear to his devotees.

He is the chief of cows, Lord of cows, the black one , One who gives lustrous body, One with Garuda in his flag,He is Varaha the boar, Vamana the dwarf , And one in whom all souls reside and one who is forever victorious.

He lives in all beings . lives on a mountain , Lives with Lakshmi He is the consort of LakshmiHe is one cannot be destroyed, He is one who does not have limits , who is Vishnu and the Lord of Venkata hills

Thus ends the prayer addressed to Lord Venkatesa, which occurs in the chapter4 on “ Greatness of tha Venkata mountain”, which occurs in the midst of the discussion between Lord Brahma and sage Narada which occurs in Brahmanda Purana.